Curtain-pole.



J. B. MOGINLEY.

CURTAIN POLEL APPLICATION I'ILED MAR. 23, 1910.

989,990, Patented Apr. 18,1911.

JAMES IB. MCG-INLEY, OIE' PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-POLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

Application filed March 23, 1910. Serial No. 550,828.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES B. MCGINLEY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at N. S. Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Curtain-Poles, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to curtain poles, and the objects of my inventionare, first, to provide a positive and reliable means for supportingcurtains from a window frame without the use of rings, pins or otherdevices that would injure the curtains; second, to provide an extensiblepole that can be adjusted for use in connection with window frames ofVarious widths; third, to furnish a curtain pole with novel means forholding the curtains whereby they can be suitably draped and arranged;fourth, to furnish a window frame with a curtain fixture that will beneat in appearance and attractive, and fifth, to accomplish the aboveresults by a curtain pole that is simple in construction, durable,easily applied to a window frame, and highly etlicient as a safe supportfor curtalns or draperies in connection with a window frame, door-way oralcove.

I attain the above objects by a mechanical construction that will behereinafter specifically described and then claimed, and reference willnow be had to the drawing forming a part of this specification, whereinlike numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the curtain pole. Fig. 2 is a plan ofthe same partly broken away and partly in section. Fig. 3 is a crosssectional view of the pole showing the curtain held by the pole. Fig.

I 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a pertion of the same. Fig. 5 isa cross sectional view of the pole showing a rubber cord for holding thecurtain. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 7 isa cross sectional view of a modified form of pole. Fig. 8 is alongitudinal sectional view of the same, and Fig. 9 is a side elevationof a portion of the pole.

, My pole comprises two tubular and telescopic sections 1 and 2, thesection 2 sliding in the section 1. These sections have the outer endsthereof bent at right angles, as at 3, whereby they can be fitted uponpins 4 carried by circular plates 5 secured to the side frames 6 of awindow frame, said pins and plates constituting brackets for the curtainpole. Screws 7 or other fastening means can be employed for attachingthe pole to the window frame. The sections 1 and 2 have the underneathsides thereof slotted, as at 8, from one end of each section to theoppositc end thereof, the slot of the section 2 alining longitudinallywith the slot of the section 3 and registering with a portion thereof.The pins 4 have the underneath thereof slotted, whereby the upper edges9 of curtains can be carried into the pole sections 1 and 2 and the pins4. Prior to placing the curtains in position, a cord, cable, flexiblerod, or other holding device 10 is placed in engagement with the upperedges of the curtain, preferably by wrapping the upper edge of thecurtain upon the cord. With the sections 1 and 2 of the pole detachedfrom the pins 4, the cord together with the upper edges of the curtainscan be threaded into the sections 1 and 2 and after these sections areplaced in position upon the pins 4, the edges of the curtains can bemoved into said pins, thus forming a canopy or inclosure in front of thewindow frame.

In Figs. 7 to 9 inclusive I show a straight pole 11 as having the endsthereof supported in sockets 12 carried by circular plates 13 adapted tobe secured to the confronting side rails of a window frame, the sockets12 being closed by caps 14. The curtains are held in connection with astraight pole in a similar manner to that previously described.

The pole is made of light and durable metal and can be finished toharmonize with the finish of the window frame or structure from which itis supported, and while in the drawings there are illustrated thepreferred embodiments of the invention, it is to be understood that thestructural elements thereof can be varied or changed without departingfrom the scope of the appended claim.

WVhat I claim, is:

The combination with a pair of tubular brackets, each having its underside provided with a longitudinally-extending slot for the passage of acurtain, of a pole formed of a plurality of telescopic sections eachhaving one end bent at right angles and fitted upon one of saidbrackets, the under side of the sections of said pole being slotted fromend to end and with the slot of one section registering for a portion ofits sections and adapted to couple the curtain to 10 length with theslot of the other section and the pole.

with the slot in the angular end of the sec- In testimony whereof I'aflix my signature i tion registering for a portion of its length in thepresence of two witnesses. with the slot in a bracket, and a longitudi-JAMES B MCGINLEY nally-extending flexible member movably mounted Withinthe sections of the pole and \Vitnesses:

extending in the direction of the length of MAX H. SRoLovITz, the poleand into the angular ends of the K. H. BUTLER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

